Measles outbreak is over, Texas health officials say

After 762 Cases, Texas' Measles Outbreak Ends

The Texas measles outbreak that has sickened 762 people since late January is over, state health officials said Monday. Health officials have not confirmed a new case in the affected counties in more than 42 days, passing the threshold used to declare measles outbreaks over. The last outbreak-related case in...

Measles outbreak that sickened more than 700 declared over in Texas

In this Feb. 27, 2025, file photo, signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium, in Seminole, Texas. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images, FILE (TEXAS) — A measles outbreak in Texas that infected more than 700 people has officially been declared over, state health officials announced on Monday. The outbreak was the largest in the state in more than 30 years and led to the deaths of…

Texas declares end to measles outbreak that sickened hundreds

Texas health officials have declared an end to this year’s measles outbreak in West Texas after more than 42 days passed without a new case, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. As of Monday, a total of 762 cases were confirmed since the outbreak began in late January. More than two-thirds involved children, and 99 people were hospitalized. Two school-aged children died. The outbreak also spread to New Mexico, Oklahoma, an…

Texas declares deadly measles outbreak over after 7 months

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — The deadly measles outbreak in West Texas has ended seven months after the first cases were reported, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Monday. A total of 762 cases have been confirmed since late January, more than two-thirds of which were in children. No new cases have been reported in the past 42 days in any of the counties that "previously showed evidence of ongoing transmission," DSHS said in a press r…

Texas announces end to measles outbreak that killed 2, sickened hundreds

Texas has declared an end to a measles outbreak that sent 99 people to hospitals and left two children dead. The Texas Department of State Health Services said no new cases have been reported in more than six weeks. In all, 762 people contracted measles since the outbreak began in January in West Texas. “We arrived at this point through a comprehensive outbreak response that included testing, vaccination, disease monitoring and educating the pub…

The West Texas Measles Outbreak Has Ended

According to state health officials, a measles outbreak that started in an undervaccinated community and killed two children is now over.